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Film / 1940
Jeune Tom Edison
Directed by
Norman Taurog
Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up causing disastrous results. As a result, the towns folk all think Tom is crazy, and creating a strained relationship between Tom and his father. Tom's only solace is his understanding mother who believes he's headed to do great things.
The story
Inventor Thomas Edison's boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up causing disastrous results. As a result, the towns folk all think Tom is crazy, and creating a strained relationship between Tom and his father. Tom's only solace is his understanding mother who believes he's headed to do great things.
Cast
Mickey RooneyThomas Alva 'Tom' Edison
George BancroftSamuel 'Sam' Edison
Fay BainterMrs. Samuel 'Nancy' Edison
Virginia WeidlerTannie Edison
Eugene PalletteMr. Nelson
Victor KilianMr. Dingle
Bobby JordanJoe 'Joey' Dingle
Lloyd CorriganDr. Pender
John KelloggBill Edison
Clem BevansMr. Waddell
Eily MalyonMiss Lavina Howard, School Teacher
Harry ShannonArmy Captain Brackett
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Ernie AdamsPassenger Buying Maple Sugar
Maude AllenWoman Fainting at Downed Bridge
Jessie ArnoldWoman at Station
Polly BaileyWoman at Station
Sherwood BaileyRed, Joe's Friend
Jack BaxleyMan at Dingle's Store
John BeckBartender
Arthur BelascoTelegrapher
Sammy BlumTrain Passenger
Stanley BlystoneArmy Officer on Train
Wade BotelerSi Weaver
Eddy ChandlerMr. Briggs
Jack DaleyMan at Station
Leigh De LaceyTrain Passenger
John Webb DillionMan at Station
Fern EmmettMrs. McCarney
Budd FineTrain Passenger
Olin HowlandTelegrapher (Indian Attack)
Philip HurlicBlack Boy at Tree
John InceMan at Station
Mitchell IngrahamMan at Station
Milton KibbeeBaggage Man
Del LawrenceTrain Passenger
Mitchell LewisMcGuire - Train Engineer
George MagrillTrain Passenger
Wally MaherMan at Station
Claire McDowellWoman at Station
Frances MorrisWoman at Station
Emory ParnellBob
Lee PhelpsTrain Engineer Miller
Victor PotelMr. Tompkins
Mickey RentschlerJohnny, Joe's Friend
Marion SheldonTrain Passenger
Buster SlavenBoy at Tree
Marvin StephensFrank Allen
Harry StrangArmy Officer
Forrest TaylorTrain Passenger
Spencer TracyMan Admiring Portrait of Thomas A. Edison
Frank WhitbeckNarrator (voice)
Joe WhiteheadMr. Hodge
Al ThompsonMan at Station
J.M. KerriganMr. McCarney
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